Take a trip through time to bring to light rarely documented concerts, recordings, and anecdotes from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Biggest Show of Stars of 1959 Spring Edition

The
year starts off well as Irvin Feld reports that advance sales of this edition
were at a level not seen since 1957.The
economic downturn was history and ticket sales were strong.Feld put together a solid lineup of talent.Bobby Hendricks made his solo debut after
leaving the Drifters on this tour.

The
package sets a new record with 6,019 in attendance for a $15,270 take.

April
3, 1959 State Fair Arena, Raleigh, NC

April
4, 1959 Augusta, GA

April
4, 1959 Columbia Auditorium, Columbia, SC

April
5, 1959 Birmingham, AL

April
7, 1959 Sulpher Dell, Nashville, TN

One show at 8:00 p.m.

April
10, 1959 Auditorium, Little Rock, AR

April
13, 1959 Sportatorium, Dallas, TX

April
15, 1959 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

April
16, 1959 Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, TX

One show at 8:30 p.m. 4,000 teens attend the show. The reviewer for the Lubbock Morning Avalanche complained that while the teens were relatively polite, the sound system "turned the program into one of the loudest and most incoherent show of its type yet seen in the Coliseum."

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A professional historian who specializes in rock n' roll history, I am usually buried deep in documents or microfilm searching for new information or confirming concert dates. Of course, I have a real job that pays the bills...this is for fun...honest!